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Tigrinya uses Ge'ez while English uses Latin. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.
Tigrinya belongs to the Afro-Asiatic family while English belongs to the Indo-European family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.
Tigrinya follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while English follows subject-verb-object (SVO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Tigrinya: Approximately 9-10 million speakers worldwide, with about 3.2 million in Eritrea and 6.1 million in Ethiopia. English: Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, with around 360 million native speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Tigrinya to English — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| ሰላም ሰላም | Hello |
| ሰናይ ንጉሆ | Good morning |
| ሰናይ ቀትሪ | Good afternoon |
| ሰናይ ምሸት | Good evening |
| ሰናይ ለይቲ | Good night |
| ሰሰናዩ | Goodbye |
| ድሒርና የራኽበና። | See you later |
| ጽባሕ የራኽበና። | See you tomorrow |
| እንቋዕ ብደሓን መጻእኩም | Welcome |
| ከመይ ኣለኹም? | How are you? |
| ጽቡቕ ኣለኹ የቐንየለይ | I am fine, thank you |
| ሰናይ መዓልቲ ይግበረልኩም | Have a good day |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| በጃኹም | Please |
| የቐንየልና | Thank you |
| ብጣዕሚ ነመስግን። | Thank you very much |
| ብደሓን መጻእኩም | You are welcome |
| እወ | Yes |
| ኣይፋልን። | No |
| ይቕሬታ ግበረለይ | Excuse me |
| ይቕሬታ ይሓትት። | I am sorry |
| ጸገም የለን | No problem |
| ብርግጽ | Of course |
| እንቋዕ ሓጎሰካ | Congratulations |
| ሰናይ ዕድል | Good luck |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| እንታይ ትበሃል? | What is your name? |
| ምርኻበይ ደስ ኢሉኒ። | Nice to meet you |
| ካበይ ኢኻ? | Where are you from? |
| ክንደይ ዓመትካ እዩ፧ | How old are you? |
| ኣነ ተማሃራይ እየ | I am a student |
| ንበዓል ኣብዚ ኣለኹ | I am here on holiday |
| ብስራሕ እየ ኣብዚ ዘለኹ | I am here for work |
| እዚ ዓርከይ እዩ። | This is my friend |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| ሓደ | One |
| ክልተ | Two |
| ሰለስተ | Three |
| ኣርባዕተ | Four |
| ሓሙሽተ | Five |
| ሽዱሽተ | Six |
| ሸውዓተ | Seven |
| ሸሞንተ | Eight |
| ትሽዓተ | Nine |
| ዓሰርተ | Ten |
| ሚእቲ | One hundred |
| ሓደ ሽሕ | One thousand |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| ሎሚ | Today |
| ጽባሕ | Tomorrow |
| ትማሊ | Yesterday |
| ሕጂ | Now |
| ድሒሩ | Later |
| ሰዓት ክንደይ እዩ? | What time is it? |
| ንግሆ ንግሆ | In the morning |
| ምሸት ምሸት | In the evening |
| ሶኒ | Monday |
| ዓርቢ | Friday |
| ዝመጽእ ሰሙን | Next week |
| ሓደ ሰዓት | One hour |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| ሽቓቕ ኣበይ ኣሎ? | Where is the bathroom? |
| መደበር ባቡር ኣበይ ኣሎ? | Where is the train station? |
| መዕርፎ ነፈርቲ ኣበይ ኣሎ? | Where is the airport? |
| ከመይ ጌረ እየ ናብኡ ዝበጽሕ? | How do I get there? |
| ንጸጋም ተጠውዩ። | Turn left |
| ንየማን ተጠውዩ። | Turn right |
| ትኽ ኢልካ ንቕድሚት ኪድ | Go straight ahead |
| ቀረባ እዩ። | It is near |
| ርሑቕ እዩ። | It is far |
| ኣነ ጠፊአ ኣለኹ | I am lost |
| ታክሲ የድልየኒ ኣሎ። | I need a taxi |
| ትኬት ኣበይ ክገዝእ ይኽእል? | Where can I buy a ticket? |
| እቲ ትኬት ክንደይ እዩ? | How much is the ticket? |
| ብእግሪ ምጉዓዝ ውሑስ ድዩ? | Is it safe to walk? |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| ጠሚየ ኣለኹ | I am hungry |
| ጸሚአ ኣለኹ | I am thirsty |
| ማይ በጃኻ | Water, please |
| ንኽልተ ዝኸውን መኣዲ በጃኹም | A table for two, please |
| እቲ ዝርዝር መግቢ በጃኹም | The menu, please |
| እንታይ ትመኽሩ? | What do you recommend? |
| እዚ ምደለኹ | I would like this |
| ጥዑም እዩ። | It is delicious |
| እቲ ሕሳብ በጃኹም | The bill, please |
| ስጋ ኣይበልዕን እየ | I do not eat meat |
| ኣነ ናይ መግቢ ኣለርጂ ኣለኒ። | I have a food allergy |
| ቡን | Coffee |
| ሻሂ | Tea |
| እንጀራ | Bread |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| እዚ ክንደይ ይኸፍል? | How much does this cost? |
| ኣዝዩ ክቡር እዩ። | It is too expensive |
| ናይ ክረዲት ካርድ ትቕበል ዲኻ? | Do you accept credit cards? |
| ኣነ ጥራይ እየ ዝጥምት ዘለኹ | I am just looking |
| ክወስዶ እየ | I will take it |
| ክፉት እዩ። | Open |
| ተዓጽዩ ኣሎ። | Closed |
| መእተዊ | Entrance |
| መውጽኢ | Exit |
| ዕዳጋ ኣበይ ኣሎ? | Where is the market? |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| ሓገዝ | Help |
| ናብ ሓኪም ደውሉ። | Call a doctor |
| ናብ ፖሊስ ደውሉ። | Call the police |
| ሓገዝ የድልየኒ ኣሎ። | I need help |
| ኣነ ሓሚመ ኣለኹ | I am sick |
| ኣበይ ኣሎ እቲ ሆስፒታል? | Where is the hospital? |
| ፋርማሲ ኣበይ ኣሎ? | Where is the pharmacy? |
| ኣብዚ ይጎድእ እዩ። | It hurts here |
| ሓኪም የድልየኒ ኣሎ። | I need a doctor |
| ኣብ ቀረባ ሆስፒታል ኣሎ ድዩ? | Is there a hospital nearby? |
| Tigrinya | English |
|---|---|
| እንግሊዝኛ ትዛረብ ዲኻ? | Do you speak English? |
| ኣይርድኣንን እዩ። | I do not understand |
| ይርድኣኒ እዩ። | I understand |
| በጃኹም ቀስ ኢልካ ተዛረብ | Please speak slowly |
| በጃኹም ከምኡ ደግሙ | Please repeat that |
| በጃኹም ጽሓፉዋ | Please write it down |
| እዚ እንታይ ማለት እዩ? | What does this mean? |
| ከመይ ጌርካ ከምዚ ትብል? | How do you say this? |
| ይመሃር ኣለኹ | I am learning |
| ቁሩብ እየ ዝዛረብ | I speak a little |
| ክትሕግዙኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? | Can you help me? |
| ኣይፈልጥን | I do not know |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
English is a global language, spoken as a first language in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is also widely used as a second language worldwide.
Uses the Latin alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Features a complex phonetic system with significant variations in accent and pronunciation across different regions. Includes around 44 phonemes in Received Pronunciation and diphthongs and triphthongs.
Typically follows a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Known for its relatively flexible syntax and extensive use of auxiliary verbs.
English vocabulary includes a vast number of loanwords from Latin, French, Norse, and many other languages, reflecting its historical development and adaptability.
Part of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Currently uses the Latin script, with a history of using other scripts such as Old English runes and the Anglo-Saxon futhorc
The Latin script was adopted during the medieval period, replacing the earlier runic alphabets used by Anglo-Saxon settlers.
Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, with around 360 million native speakers.
Primarily spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia (Tigray region), with diaspora communities worldwide.
Uses Ge'ez script (Fidäl) with 34 base characters and 7 vowel orders: ሀ, ለ, ሐ, መ, ሠ, ረ, ሰ, ሸ, ቀ, ቐ, በ, ተ, ቸ, ኀ, ኈ, ነ, ኘ, አ, ከ, ኸ, ወ, ዐ, ዘ, ዠ, የ, ደ, ጀ, ገ, ጠ, ጨ, ጰ, ጸ, ፀ, ፈ, ፐ
Features pharyngeal and ejective consonants, distinctive Semitic consonant system, and 7 vowel phonemes including central vowel ə.
Verb-subject-object (VSO) word order predominantly. Complex Semitic verbal morphology with root-and-pattern system and extensive inflection.
Contains loanwords from Arabic, Italian, English, and other Ethiopian languages due to historical contacts and colonization.
Part of the Afro-Asiatic family, specifically the Semitic branch (Ethiopian Semitic), closely related to Amharic and Ge'ez.
Uses Ge'ez script (Fidäl), an ancient Ethiopian syllabic writing system.
Ge'ez script adapted from ancient Sabaean script, used for Tigrinya since medieval period with continuous literary tradition.
Approximately 9-10 million speakers worldwide, with about 3.2 million in Eritrea and 6.1 million in Ethiopia.
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